Basic Income For Canadians

Author : Evelyn L. Forget
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781459415690

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Basic Income for Canadians by Evelyn L. Forget Pdf

Before the COVID‐19 pandemic, the idea of providing a basic income to everyone in Canada who needs it was already gaining broad support. Then, in response to a crisis that threatened to put millions out of work, the federal government implemented new measures which constituted Canada's largest ever experiment with a basic income for almost everyone. In this new and revised edition, Evelyn L. Forget offers a clear‐eyed look at how these emergency measures could be transformed into a program that ensures an adequate basic income for every Canadian. Forget details what we can learn from earlier basic income experiments in Canada and internationally. She weighs the options, investigates whether Canadians can afford a permanent basic income program and describes how it could best be implemented across the country. This accessible book offers everything a reader needs to decide if a basic income program is the right follow-up to the short-term government response to COVID‐19.

Author : Jamie Swift,Elaine Power
Publisher : Between the Lines
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781771135481

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The Case for Basic Income by Jamie Swift,Elaine Power Pdf

Inequality is up. Decent work is down. Free market fundamentalism has been exposed as a tragic failure. In a job market upended by COVID-19—with Canadians caught in the grip of precarious labour, stagnant wages, a climate crisis, and the steady creep of automation—an ever-louder chorus of voices calls for a liveable and obligation-free basic income. Could a basic income guarantee be the way forward to democratize security and intervene where the market economy and social programs fail? Jamie Swift and Elaine Power scrutinize the politics and the potential behind a radical proposal in a post-pandemic world: that wealth should be built by a society, not individuals. And that we all have an unconditional right to a fair share. In these pages, Swift and Power bring to the forefront the deeply personal stories of Canadians who participated in the 2017–2019 Ontario Basic Income Pilot; examine the essential literature and history behind the movement; and answer basic income’s critics from both the right and left.

Author : Roderick Benns
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1539056767

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Basic Income by Roderick Benns Pdf

Award-winning journalist Roderick Benns spent nearly two years with one key purpose - using advocacy journalism to get leaders across Canada talking about the potential of a basic income guarantee. From Federal Ministers, Senators, and Members of Parliament, to political party leaders, and mayors across Canada, Benns used his progressive news site, Leaders and Legacies, to relentlessly interview as many leaders as possible to help agitate for basic income policy in Canada. Here, in one collection, is every story and Q & A that he personally wrote or conducted on basic income -- more than 70,000 words of ideas, analysis, and reportage on one of the most important social policy questions of our time - how should governments respond in a world of uncertain work and rising inequality?

Author : François Blais
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Guaranteed annual income
ISBN : 1459325117

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Ending Poverty by François Blais Pdf

Author : David A. Green,Jonathan Rhys Kesselman,Daniel Perrin,Gillian Petit,Lindsay M. Tedds
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780886453800

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Basic Income and a Just Society by David A. Green,Jonathan Rhys Kesselman,Daniel Perrin,Gillian Petit,Lindsay M. Tedds Pdf

As governments struggle to adapt half-century-old income and social support programs to new needs and realities, some are calling for the introduction of a basic income guarantee for working-age Canadians. But is a basic income really the best policy response to poverty, precarious work, and unemployment? Is it the best way to build a just and inclusive society? Basic Income and a Just Society provides a comprehensive evaluation of basic income and its application as a primary social policy tool. Drawing on extensive research and analysis produced for the British Columbia Expert Panel on Basic Income, combined with pan-Canadian data and current evidence, leading scholars examine the various claims made for and against a basic income. They assess its potential to reduce poverty and improve social outcomes, as well as the costs associated with implementing such a program in Canada and how it would interact with existing social programs. In examining the key arguments advanced by proponents of a basic income, contributors take a hard look at Canada’s social safety net and its strengths and weaknesses, proposing a different path forward – one that entails a full paradigm shift in social policy and rests on providing the bases of self- and social respect to all Canadians.

Author : Matthew Murray,Carole Pateman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137265227

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Basic Income Worldwide by Matthew Murray,Carole Pateman Pdf

In the midst of growing criticism of current economic orthodoxies and welfare systems, basic income is growing in popularity. This is the first book to discuss existing at examples of basic income, in both rich and poor countries, and to consider its prospects in other places around the world.

Author : Francois Blais
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2002-04-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1550287559

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Ending Poverty by Francois Blais Pdf

As Canada's social safety net continues to be eroded and the gap between rich and poor in our society continues to grow, it becomes increasingly urgent to confront the problems of poverty in fresh and creative ways. Political scientist François Blais offers a bold new proposal to assist the poorest and most disadvantaged in our society: a guaranteed basic income, or allowance, to be paid to every Canadian citizen. Elaborating on ideas endorsed by two Nobel laureates, Blais outlines how a program might be implemented that would replace the present profusion of social assistance programs with a single, universal benefit. Stimulating and original, Ending Poverty offers an important contribution to the ongoing debate over social justice in this country. Originally published in French as Un revenu garanti pour tous. Translated by Jennifer Hutchison.

Author : Elise Klein,Jennifer Mays,Tim Dunlop
Publisher : Springer
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030143787

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Implementing a Basic Income in Australia by Elise Klein,Jennifer Mays,Tim Dunlop Pdf

This book brings together scholars from the fields of politics, philosophy, sociology, anthropology and economics, to explore pathways towards implementing a Basic Income in Australia. It is the first book of its kind to outline avenues for implementation of a basic income specifically for Australia and responds to a gap in the existing basic income literature and published titles to provide a distinct standpoint in the exploration of basic income within the Australian contemporary policy landscape. The first section of the book outlines some of the continuing substantive and philosophical issues regarding BI implementation. In the second section of the book, authors offer practical strategies and models for progressing BI in Australia.

Author : John Stapleton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1927906164

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A Basic Income for Canadians by John Stapleton Pdf

Author : Sally C. Lerner,Charles Michael Andres Clark,W. Robert Needham
Publisher : Between the Lines(CA)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1896357318

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Basic Income by Sally C. Lerner,Charles Michael Andres Clark,W. Robert Needham Pdf

Basic economic security is an idea whose time has come. In this wide-ranging book, the authors make a compelling case for the introduction of a "universal citizen's income." Canadian workers face continuing turbulence and fundamental shifts in the workplace. Globalization and technological change are pressing in on all of us. The authors trace in detail both the pros and cons of a basic income policy--how it might be funded and delivered, how it might increase jobs or change lifestyles and the work ethic. Extensive examples from Europe and the United States help to clarify the Canadian situation.

Author : Dr. Danielle Martin
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780735232600

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Better Now by Dr. Danielle Martin Pdf

Longlisted for British Columbia's National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction 2018 Dr. Danielle Martin sees the challenges in our health care system every day. As a family doctor and a hospital vice president, she observes how those deficiencies adversely affect patients. And as a health policy expert, she knows how to close those gaps. A passionate believer in the value of fairness that underpins the Canadian health care system, Dr. Martin is on a mission to improve medicare. In Better Now, she shows how bold fixes are both achievable and affordable. Her patients’ stories and her own family’s experiences illustrate the evidence she presents about what works best to improve health care for all. Better Now outlines “Six Big Ideas” to bolster Canada’s health care system. Each one is centred on a typical Canadian patient, making it clear how close to home these issues strike. · Ensure every Canadian has regular access to a family doctor or other primary care provider · Bring prescription drugs under medicare · Reduce unnecessary tests and interventions · Reorganize health care delivery to reduce wait times and improve quality · Implement a basic income guarantee to alleviate poverty, which is a major threat to health · Scale up successful local innovations to a national level Passionate, accessible, and authoritative, Dr. Martin is a fervent supporter of the best of medicare and a persuasive critic of what needs fixing.

Author : Annie Lowrey
Publisher : Crown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781524758783

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Give People Money by Annie Lowrey Pdf

A brilliantly reported, global look at universal basic income—a stipend given to every citizen—and why it might be the answer for our age of rising inequality, persistent poverty, and dazzling technology. Imagine if every month the government deposited $1,000 into your checking account, with no strings attached and nothing expected in return. It sounds crazy. But it has become one of the most influential and discussed policy ideas of our time. The founder of Facebook, President Obama’s chief economist, Canada and Finland’s governments, the conservative and labor movements’ leading intellectual lights—all are seriously debating versions of a UBI. In this sparkling and provocative book, economics writer Annie Lowrey looks at the global UBI movement. She travels to Kenya to see how a UBI is lifting the poorest people on earth out of destitution, India to see how inefficient government programs are failing the poor, South Korea to interrogate UBI’s intellectual pedigree, and Silicon Valley to meet the tech titans financing UBI pilots in expectation of a world with advanced artificial intelligence and little need for human labor. Lowrey also examines the challenges the movement faces: contradictory aims, uncomfortable costs, and most powerfully, the entrenched belief that no one should get something for nothing. The UBI movement calls into question our deepest intuitions about what we owe each other. Yet as Lowrey persuasively shows, a UBI—giving people money—is not just a solution to our problems, but a better foundation for our society in this age of marvels.

Author : Lansley, Stewart,Downes, Amy
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781447343905

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It's Basic Income by Lansley, Stewart,Downes, Amy Pdf

Is a Universal Basic Income the answer to an increasingly precarious job landscape? Could it bring greater financial freedom for women, tackle the issue of unpaid but essential work, cut poverty and promote greater choice? Or is it a dead-end utopian ideal that distracts from more practical and cost-effective solutions? Contributors from musician Brian Eno, think tank Demos Helsinki, innovators such as California’s Y Combinator Research and prominent academics such as Peter Beresford OBE offer a variety of perspectives from across the globe on the politics and feasibility of basic income. Sharing research and insights from a variety of nations – including India, Finland, Uganda, Brazil and Canada - the collection provides a comprehensive guide to the impact this innovative idea could have on work, welfare and inequality in the 21st century.

Author : Hugh Segal
Publisher : On Point Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780774890489

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Bootstraps Need Boots by Hugh Segal Pdf

For more than four decades, Hugh Segal has been one of the leading voices of progressive conservatism in Canada. A self-described Red Tory warrior who disdains “bootstrap” approaches to poverty, he has always promoted policies, especially a basic annual income, to help the most economically vulnerable. Why would a life-long Tory support something so radical? In this revealing memoir, Segal shares how his life and experiences brought him to this most unlikely of places, beginning with his childhood in a poor immigrant family in Montreal to his time as a chief of staff for Prime Minister Mulroney and to his more recent work as an advisor on a basic income pilot project for the Ontario Liberal government. This book is a passionate argument not only for why a basic annual income makes economic sense, but for why it is the right thing to do.

Author : Wayne Simpson
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030660857

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Is Basic Income Within Reach? by Wayne Simpson Pdf

This book examines the evolution of basic income policy and research in advanced economies and is divided into two parts. The first section considers the development of basic income as a social policy initiative in advanced (OECD) nations from the 1960s to today. It reviews what the negative income tax experiments accomplished, their limitations, and what they can lend to the design and implementation of basic income pilots or a full blown basic income program today. It also considers important developments and research in poverty and economic inequality and in technological change and labour market adjustment over the last half century. The second section focuses on the Canadian case, where the prospects for basic income are perhaps among the most promising. In addition to a review of Mincome and its lessons and limitations, this section considers important developments in poverty research by the Economic Council of Canada and the Canadian Senate in the 1960s, attempts at welfare reform, and the policy initiatives to develop a basic income for elderly Canadians that has endured to this day. Many of the important social and technological developments that are reviewed in the first part will be discussed in more detail with specific reference to the Canadian case. The evolution of the important policy innovations―the National Child Benefit and its successors and the Poverty Reduction Strategy―are outlined in detail and linked to other, more modest, income support initiatives such as the federal sales tax credit that provide a potential foundation for a comprehensive basic income plan in Canada. Research, including recent microsimulation studies of a basic income, are critically reviewed. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has increased interest in basic income to support those hardest hit, the book argues for careful design of basic income policies in its aftermath rather than simplistic adoption of emergency pandemic measures.